Training Or A Test?

At a random place in the forest surrounding the tribe, Liam and the shaman had their eyes on three men. While pointing at one of the guys, the shaman spoke, "Here, take this sword and kill that man."

Liam said nothing and silently stared at the man as he grabbed the sword that the shaman gave him. He took a step forward, and just as he was about to bring the sword down with enough strength to chop the head off, he heard the shaman speak again, "Chop his leg off first."

Liam stopped midway and frowned as he turned to look at the man beside him, "Why?"

"They're war criminals from other tribes who didn't submit to the current tribal chief. They'll be tortured and killed anyways, so why not use them to get you used to killing?"

Liam simply stared at the man for a few seconds before he turned to look at the guys who were tied up in front of him. He silently walked towards them and undid the cloth that was used to keep them from speaking.